Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

Harrison County man sentenced for firearms charge

The following press release was published by the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys on Jan. 24. It is reproduced in full below.

CLARKSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA - Daniel Porter Critchfield, of Bridgeport, West Virginia, was sentenced today to seven months and 15 days of incarceration for a firearms charge, United States Attorney William Ihlenfeld announced.

Critchfield, 35, pleaded guilty in May 2021 to one count of “Unlawful Possession of Firearm." Critchfield, a person prohibited from having a firearm, admitted to having a 9mm pistol in February 2016 in Harrison County.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Sarah E. Wagner prosecuted the case on behalf of the government. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives and the Bridgeport Police Department investigated.

Senior U.S. District Judge Irene M. Keeley presided.

Source: U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorneys

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